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Appears in 7 stories · Last updated Nov 10, 2026
Says election mail moved on time; San Francisco's remaining packets were handled by hand after the October tears.
San Francisco's Nov. 3 election is over, and the count is nearly finished. As of Nov. 9, the Department of Elections had about 1,800 ballots left to process, including roughly 900 vote-by-mail and 900 provisional ballots, which are cast at polling places and checked before counting. The department counted 5,094 more ballots that day and planned another results update at 4 p.m. on Nov. 10.
Updated Yesterday
Mail ballot rule blocked for the November 2026 election
Absentee ballots began going out Sept. 24, after the Supreme Court blocked a Postal Service rule that would have restricted mail delivery. Several clerks missed the state's 40-day mailing deadline, and some voters in Antrim and Presque Isle counties were still waiting on Sept. 29.
Updated 2 days ago
Planning to open a replacement Wicker Park branch in December
Wicker Park has been without a local post office since its Ashland Avenue branch closed in early 2025, forcing residents to travel to Logan Square, Lincoln Park or elsewhere for stamps, shipping and P.O. boxes. A USPS spokesperson now says the replacement branch at 1520 N. Damen Ave. is aiming to open in the first week of December.
Updated Oct 30
Told by five Bay State lawmakers to halt closures by Oct. 20; no public response reported; kept the Fields Corner branch open with a lease extension Oct. 23
The Fields Corner post office will stay open at 218 Adams St. after USPS secured a lease extension announced Oct. 23, three days before the branch was to shut. The extension runs through April 27, 2027, and the Mayor's Office of Neighborhood Services says the city hopes to secure a long-term lease. City Councillor John FitzGerald credited Senator Ed Markey's office and the developer and attorney at the O'Hearn Building with bringing the parties together.
Updated Oct 26
Described 3600½ as not existing; returned packages "No Such Number"
Alexandria's City Council voted Oct. 17 to leave both Russell Road addresses as they are, granting the first appeal filed under the city's new renumbering ordinance. The house at 3600 keeps the number it has carried since 1939, and 3600½ stays 3600½ rather than becoming 3578.
Updated Oct 24
As of October 2026: Conducting camera pilot program
A hundred U.S. Postal Service delivery trucks in the Washington, D.C. area now carry forward-facing cameras that record roads, signs, and sidewalks in 4K while the vehicles are in drive. USPS launched the pilot on September 21 with dashcam maker Next Base, saying it wants to identify roadway conditions and support "community safety."
Updated Oct 1
As of September 2026: Would have implemented Section 3; barred from doing so by injunctions
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump's bid to restrict mail-in voting for the November midterms. The decision leaves lower court injunctions in place, letting states send out ballots under the same rules they've used for years.
Updated Sep 17
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